Northumbria University,
Newcastle, is delivering degree apprenticeship courses for more than one in ten
of the organisations recently ranked in a new national league table for top
apprenticeship employers.
Recognised as a leading degree apprenticeship training
provider, Northumbria University was one of the first in the UK to offer the
government-supported programmes. The University now works with around 300
different companies annually – large and small and across the public and
private sector – to co-create and deliver tailored and practical degree
apprenticeship programmes designed to meet specific business needs.
The Top 100
Apprenticeship Employers is a new leaderboard, developed by the National
Apprenticeship Service, in partnership with High Fliers Research.
Joe Hedley, Deputy Director of Business and Enterprise at
Northumbria University, said: “It is great to see our business partners
recognised for the incredible support they provide to their apprentices and the
apprenticeships programme. The collective efforts of employers, apprentices and
Northumbria University has a hugely positive impact on people’s lives and the
UK workforce.
“From a Northumbria University perspective, working with 12
organisations listed in the top 100 is testament to the relevance and quality
of our offer. It also reinforces our prominent role in driving the economy
through partnership working with a wide range of different businesses and
sectors.”
Degree apprenticeship programmes offer
a productive and effective way for any organisation to grow talent and develop
a motivated, skilled and qualified workforce. By
accessing levy payments or government funding, businesses can provide employees
with a recognised and relevant qualification, at little extra cost.
The new apprenticeship
rankings recognise the country’s leading employers for: their overall
commitment to employing apprentices; their creation of new apprenticeships; the
diversity of their new apprentices; and the progression of their apprentices
onto further apprenticeships and employment.
Over 400 employers from
a wide range of industries and business sectors entered for the inaugural
rankings earlier this year. Entries were independently assessed and the data
used to compile the top 100 for 2020.
The 12 organisations that Northumbria University
currently works with, and their respective rankings, are: Ernst & Young LLP
(16th), Cambridge Assessment (31st), Capita PLC (41st),
Northumbria Police (44th), Leeds City Council (47th),
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (68th), Vinci PLC
(69th), Taylor Wimpey PLC (72nd), Home Group Ltd (74th),
Arup (78th), Barchester Healthcare (90th) and Durham
County Council (91st).
These new annual
rankings are designed to help potential apprentices, parents and careers
advisers easily identify apprenticeship opportunities at England’s top
employers. A copy of the Top 100 is available to download here:
